Teichmann won the four-lap men's race in 41:07.0 with Norway's Frode Estil
second at 41:13.4. Freeman's time was 42:58.3. Poland's Justyna Kowalczyk led
from start to finish of the 10K classic, winning in 30:54.2; no U.S. women
raced.

"Kris just got here Thursday - we wanted to delay his arrival
because they didn't have much snow [for training], so we didn't have great
expectations since it takes a while to adjust...but he'll go tomorrow in the
sprint and then when we're back in Davos [Switzerland] for the next races, he'll
really settle in," Head Coach Pete Vordenberg said.

"It was gnarly all
day. It snowed all through the women's [three-lap] race and then turned to
blowing, lots of wind during the men's race." Temperatures were in the low
20s.

Classic technique sprints are on top for Sunday - the men racing a
1.2K loop while the women compete on a 1K course.